Dressing-case support and carrier.



. 1,176,473. Patented Mar. 21,1916.

H. V. A. LORING.

DRESSilNG CASE SUPPORT AND CARRIER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE H, 1914.

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HELENE V. A LU RIN'G, OF CHICAGO; ILLINOIS.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented ldar. 21, 1916.

Application filed Juflell, 1914. Serial No. 844,462.

To all cvhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HELENE V. A. LORING,

a citizenv of the United States, anda resident of the city of Chicago, county'of Cook, and Stateof Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dressing-Case Supports and Carriers, of which the following is a specification. My-invention relates to dressing cases and more specificallyto an arrangement of this character especially designed for use in traveling,the samebeing of a collapsible nature, permitting of folding into small compass whennot in use and adapted, when inuse, to be readily unfolded into operative condition.

The object of my invention is the production of adevice of the character mentioned which will be of durable and economical construction and efficient and convenient in use.

Other objects will appear hereinafter. With these objects in view my invention consists in the combinationsand arrange ments of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

The "invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying; drawing forming a part of this. specification and in which,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device-showing-the body tllEI'GOfClOSBCl, Fig. 2

is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing the body' of the device completely unfolded for use, Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmental detail section illustrating the releasable connection of the supporting legs of the device with the sockets arranged in the body thereof, and Fig. 4 is a top plan view of one of the sockets detached.

The preferred form of construction as illustrated in the drawing comprises a hollow rectangular body or container 1. Said body 1 is open at its upper s de and 1s equippedwith a swinging cover 2h1ngedly secured thereto at 3. Said body, when in use, is supported in elevated position by means of legs 4. Said legs are detachably secured to said body, the upper tapering ends thereof loosely engaging with downwardly opening sockets of corresponding form provided in socket members 5 which are arranged at the corners of the body 1. Said socket members 5 project through rectangular openings 6 formed in the bottom of body 1 at the corners of the latter, said socket members being secured in position by means of securing devices 7 Which pass through an outwardly projecting flange 8 provided at the mouth of each of said socket members. Said legs 4 are releasably secured in engagement with said sockets by means of inwardly extending projections or beads 9 formed in the socket members 5, said projections being adapted for yielding engagement with recesses 10 formed in plates 11 which are secured upon the adjacent sides of said legs, as clearly shown in. Fig. 3. With this arrangement it will be-seen that, when the upper ends of the legs are inserted into operative position in said socket members, the projections 9 will automatically engage with the recesses 10 and serve to automatically lock said legs to the body 1. In order to detach said legs it is only necessary to exert suflicient downwardpressureor pull thereon to overcome the resiliency of the projections 9.

Thebody 1 is designed tocarry a dressing Tease 12 which fits snugly therein as clearly shown in Fig. 2.. Said-dressing case is pro vided with. a cover/cor top 13 which is hingedlysecured atll, to the body'of said case so as to. permit aof swinging of said cover from a;horizontal to a vertical position aswill' be readily understood. Said cover is of-asectional nature and the-inner sides of the sections of said cover are provided with mirrors-15 so as to "adapt thesame to serve in thecapacity of looking glasses when arranged as shown in Fig. 2. The interior of the case 1 is divided by means of intersecting partitions 16 into a plurality of compartments for containing the various articles usually carried in a dressing case. Also, the arrangement is such that an elongated compartment 17 will be formed at the front end of said dressing case for the receptio of the legs 4 when the latter are detached and the device is collapsed or folded together.

When the device is not in use the cover 2 is secured in closed position by means of a suitable lock 18. The device may be readily carried about by means of a handle 19 arranged at the upper side of body 1, being secured to the latter by means of straps 20 which are adapted to encircle said body. The handle 19 is secured to the body 1 by means of straps which encircle said body as mentioned in order to avoid undue strain upon the cover 2 which would result were said handle secured to said cover.

A device for the construction set forth may be readily and easily unfolded for use and as readily and easily collapsed or folded when desired. The arrangement is simple and economical and is exceptionally convenient for traveling.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable of variation and modification without departing from the spirit of the invention. y therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: r V

1. A dressing case support and carrier comprising a hollow body open at its upper side; legs detachably secured to said body for'supporting the same in elevated position; sockets opening downwardly at the under side of said body for releasable engagement by the upper ends of said'legs, the

upper ends of said-legs being tapered and said sockets being correspondingly formed to snugly receive said ends of said legs and prevent relative rotary movement thereof, said legs, when detached, being adapted to be carried in said body, substantially as described.

2.,A dressing case support and carrier comprising a hollow body open at its upper side; legs detachably secured to said body for supporting the same in elevated position;

sockets opening downwardly at the under side of sa1d body for releasable engagement by the upper ends of said legs, the upper Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents",

ends of said legs being tapered and said sockets being correspondingly formed to snugly receive said ends of said legs; and means for releasably locking said legs in engagement with said sockets, said locking means comprising resilient inwardlyextending projections at the inner sides of 'said sockets adapted toyieldingly engage with recesses provided in the adjacent sides of said legs, when the latter are in operative position, said legs, when detached, being adapted to be carried in said body',substan-' tially as described. a

A dressing case support andcarrier comprisinga hollow body open at its upper side; legs detachably secured to said body for supporting the same in elevated posi tion; sockets opening downwardly at the under side of said body adapted to snugly receive the upper ends ofsaid legs and hold the same against relative rotary movement;

means 'for'releasably lockings'aid legsin engagement withsaid sockets, said-locking means comprising an'inwardly extending resilient projection on one side of each of said sockets; and a plate secured to the ad j acent side of the corresponding leg having a recess adapted for yielding engagement by said projection, substantially as described;

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to thisspecification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

Witnesses:

JOSHUA R. H. Poms; JANET E. FARRELL.

Washington, D. G.

HELENE v. A. :LORINGI 

